Cicero's (as shown by Scipio's position) argument concerning the deficiencies of democracy are similar to Aristotles - that the rich are thought by the mob to be the most virtuous and the best. Scipio then proposes the aristocracy as an alternative between mob disorder/ and the greed and vice that manifests due to tyranny. However Scipio continues to advocate monarchy as the best form of government (pp 24 section 54).
Cicero's (as shown by Scipio's position) argument concerning the deficiencies of democracy are similar to Aristotles - that the rich are thought by the mob to be the most virtuous and the best. Scipio then proposes the aristocracy as an alternative between mob disorder/ and the greed and vice that manifests due to tyranny. However Scipio continues to advocate monarchy as the best form of government (pp 24 section 54).